Opalia (gastropod)

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Epitonioidea Phylum Mollusca		Class Gastropoda Family Epitoniidae Rank Subgenus
Similar Gyroscala lamellosa, Wentletrap, Epitonium, Epitonium clathrum

Opalia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Opalia :

Species brought into synonymy

Opalia andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882): synonym of Cylindriscala andrewsii (A. E. Verrill, 1882)

Opalia antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907): synonym of Acirsa antarctica (E. A. Smith, 1907)

Opalia barbadensis (de Boury, 1913): synonym of Opalia pumilio var. morchiana (Dall, 1889): synonym of Opalia morchiana (Dall, 1889)

Opalia borealis Keep, 1881: synonym of Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)

Opalia bullata Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Opalia cerigottana Sturany, 1896: synonym of Punctiscala cerigottana (Sturany, 1896)

Opalia chacei Strong, 1937: synonym of Opalia wroblewskyi (Mörch, 1875)

Opalia consors (Crosse & P. Fischer, 1864): synonym of Gyroscala lamellosa (Lamarck, 1822)

Opalia coronata (Scacchi, 1844): synonym of Opalia hellenica (Forbes, 1844)

Opalia corsicana Nordsieck, 1974: synonym of Acirsa subdecussata (Cantraine, 1835)

Opalia crenulata (Kiener, 1839): synonym of Opalia crenata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Opalia dromio Dall, 1927: synonym of Opaliopsis opalina (Dall, 1927)

Opalia espirita (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1930): synonym of Opalia crystallina (Carpenter, 1864)

Opalia evicta (de Boury, 1919): synonym of Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)

Opalia fregata (Iredale, 1936): synonym of Cirsotrema fregata (Iredale, 1936)

Opalia fusoides (Jousseaume, 1912): synonym of Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)

Opalia fusticulus Gaglini, 1992: synonym of Opalia abbotti Clench & Turner, 1952

Opalia gracilis (Masahito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971): synonym of Opalia bicarinata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)

Opalia grossicostata (Nyst, 1871): synonym of Opalia hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842)

Opalia humerosa (Schepman, 1909): synonym of Cylindriscala humerosa (Schepman, 1909)

Opalia insculpta Carpenter, 1865: synonym of Opalia crenatoides Carpenter, 1864

Opalia japonica (Okutani, 1964): synonym of Papuliscala japonica (Okutani, 1964)

Opalia linteata (Schwengel, 1943): synonym of Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875)

Opalia magellanica (Philippi, 1845): synonym of Epitonium magellanicum (Philippi, 1845)

Opalia maxwelli (Finlay, 1930): synonym of Funiscala maxwelli Finlay, 1930

Opalia mazatlanica Dall, 1908: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Opalia nicolayi Nordsieck, 1974: synonym of Opalia abbotti Clench & Turner, 1952

Opalia nodosocarinata (Dall, 1889): synonym of Opalia pumilio (Mörch, 1875)

† Opalia plicosa (Philippi, 1844) : synonym of † Punctiscala plicosa (Philippi, 1844)

Opalia pluricostata Dall, 1917: synonym of Opalia montereyensis (Dall, 1907)

Opalia retiporosa (Carpenter, 1866): synonym of Opalia spongiosa Carpenter, 1864

Opalia revizee Lima, Christoffersen, Barros & Folly, 2012: synonym of Opalia revizee Lima & Christoffersen, 2014

Opalia terebralioides Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Claviscala terebralioides (Kilburn, 1975)

Opalia tortilis (Watson, 1883): synonym of Cylindriscala tortilis (Watson, 1883)

Opalia torulosa (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of Claviscala richardi (Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897)

Opalia tremperi Bartsch, 1927: synonym of Opalia infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)

Opalia valida (Verco, 1906): synonym of Cirsotrema validum (Verco, 1906)

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